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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 5197-1967 - Issuance Of $2,500,000 Gen Obligation Bond Fund. - 02/23/1967ORDINANCE NO. "AN ORDINANCE by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance of $2,500,000 1 CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1967', dated March 15, 1967, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $675,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $75,000 for the purchasing, constructing and installing of street lighting in and for said City; $100,000 for construct- ing and equipping a fire station building in and for said City; $430,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System, including the acquisition of necessary rights-of-way; $630,000 for constructing street improvements for said City, including acquisition of rights- of-way; $215,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and installing storm sewers, drains, and gutters, and other im- provements incidental thereto in and for said City, including the acquisition of land for drainage purposes; and $375,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; prescribing the form of the bonds and the fonn of the interest coupons, levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof and providing for the assessment and collect'ion of such taxes; enacting provisions incident and relating to the purpose and subject of this ordinance and declaring an emergency." WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the City of Lubbock on the 10th day of September, 1959, a majority of the duly qualified electors of said City who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same ·for taxation sustained propo.si- tions authorizing the City Council to issue general. obligation bonds of the City to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed Thirty (30) years from their date and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed Five Per Centum (5%) per annum, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: and $4,000,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; 500,000 for the purchasing, constructing and installing of street lighting in and for said City; and 400,000 for constructing and equipping a fire station build- ing in and for said City; WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the City of Lubbock on the 17th day of September, 1963, a majority of the duly qualified electors of said City who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same for taxation sustained proposi- tions authorizing the City Council to issue general obligation bonds of the City to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed Forty (40) years from their date and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed Five Per Centum (5%) per anntnn., for the pur pose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: and • $2,500,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; 970,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City1s Sanitary Sewer System; 1,200,000 for constructing street improvements for said City, including acquisition of rights-of-way; 1,750,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and installing storm sewers, drains, and gutters, and other improvements incidental thereto in and for said City, including the acquisition of land for drainage purposes; and 750,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to issue such of the authorized but unissued bonds of the September 10, 1959 voted authorizations and the September 17, 1963 voted authorizatio as hereinafter provided to be issued and as shown in the tabulation below, it being understood that the City Council reserves the right and authority to issue the remaining amounts of the bonds in one or more series at a future date or dates when, in the judgment of the City Council such amounts are needed for their authorized ·purposes. A tabulation showing the amounts of all bonds previously authorized and issued for the respective purposes aforementioned, the amounts being issued by this ordinance for the purposes indica- ted and the balance remaining for future issuance is as follows: Date of Amount Amount Authorizing Amount Previously Being Unissued Purpose-Election Voted Issued Issued Balance Waterworks 9-10-59 $4,000,000 $3,670,000 $330,000 $ -0- System Street 9-10-59 500,000 375,000 75,000 50,000 Lighting Fire Sta. 9-10-59 400,000 140,000 100,000 160,000 Date of Amount Amollllt Authorizing Amount Previously Being Unissued Purpose Election Voted Issued Issued Balance Waterworks 9-17-63 $2,500,000 $ -0-$ 345,000 $2,155,000 System Sewer 9-17-63 970,000 540,000 430,000 -0- System Street Imp. 9-17•63 1,200,000 157,000 630,000 413,000 Storm Sewer 9-17-63 1,750,000 750,000 215,000 785,000 Park Imp. 9-17-63 750,000 375,000 375,000 -0- and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable and to the best interest of .the City that the bonds of the authorizations hereinabove described shall be issued in a single combined series; and WHEREAS, it is FOUND, DETERMINED AND ADJUDGED that it is necessary and to the best interests of the City to construct the improvements and extensions herein contemplated at the earliest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and that by virtue thereof this ordinance shall be passed and adopted as an emergency measure; therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1: That the bonds of the City of Lubbock, Texas, to be known as "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1967", be and the same are hereby issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $675,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $75,000 for the purchasing, constructing and installing of street lighting in and for said City; $100,000 for constructing and equipping a fire station building in and for said City; $430,000 . for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System, including the acquisition of necessary rights-of-way; $630,000 for constructing street improvements for said City, includ- ing acquisition of rights-of~way; $215,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and installing storm sewers, drains, and gutters, and other improvements incidental thereto in and for said City, including the acquisition of land for drainage purposes; and $375,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; aggregating the principal sum of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000). SECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecu- tively from One (1) through Five Hundred (500); shall be in denomi- nation of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating TWO MILLION fIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000); shall be dated March 15, 1967; and shall become due and payable serially, without right of prior redemption, on March 15 in each of the years in accordance with the following schedule: AMOUNT MATURITY AMOUNT MATURITY $125,000 1968 $125,000 1978 125,000 1969 125,000 1979 125,000 1970 125,000 1980 125,000 1971 125,000 1981 125,000 1972 125,000 1982 125,000 1973 125,000 1983 125,000 1974 125,000 1984 125,000 1975 125,000 1985 125,000 1976 125,000 1986 125,000 1977 125,000 1987 SECTION 3: That said bonds shall bear interest from date to maturity at the following. rates per annum: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (£) such int (g) of said and semi . year. (h) Bonds maturing in each of the years 1968 through 19 ?(at .s-%; Bonds maturing in each of the years 19 72 through 19 73 at 3 -~ %; Bonds maturing /4/ i.:A: each ei the year• 19 74 tflren,gl, 19 at .3,.30 %; Bonds maturing in each of the years 19 zr through 19 :Z(p at 3.~ %; Bonds maturing in each of the years 19 77 through 19 7 9 at 3-fz %; Bonds maturing in each of the years 19 J'o through 19 Kl at 3 . .r.r %; Bonds matur;p in each of the years through 19 at .:?. ,o 1; 19 l:l, Bonds matur,rn~ in each of the years through 19 at 3,,~'%.; 19/S- each 5, 1968, each aid bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, or, at the option of the holder, at CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK Lubbock, Texas, upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons. SECTION 5: That the seal of said City may be impressed on each of said bonds or, in the alternative, a facsimile of such seal may be printed on the said bonds. The bonds and interest coupons appurtenant thereto may be executed by the imprinted facsi- mile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, and ex - cution in such manner shall have the same effect as if such bonds and coupons had been signed by the Mayor and City Secretary in person by their manual signatures. Inasmuch as such bonds are required to be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas, only his signature (or that of a deputy designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall be required to be manually subscribed to such bonds in connection with his registration certificate to appear thereon, as hereinafter provided; all in accordance with the provisions of Article 717j-l, V.A.T.c.s. SECTION 6: That the form of said bonds shall be sub- stantially as follows: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK $5,000 CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 1967 The CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to, and FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer, without right of prior redemp- tion, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 19 ____ , with interest thereon from the date hereof to maturity at the rate of _______ PER CENTUM ( %) per annum, payable on March 15, 1968, and semi-annuall thereafter on September 15 and March 15 in each year, and interest falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL of and interest on this bond are hereby made payable at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, or, at the option of the holder, at CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without excha,nge or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of Five Hundred (500) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) through Five Hundred (500), in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000), issued for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $675,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $75,000 for the purchas ing, constructing and installing of street lighting in and for said City; $100,000 for constructing and equipping a fire station build- ing in and for said City; $430,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System, including the acquisition of necessary rights-of-way; $630,000 for constructing street improvements for said City, including acquisition of rights- of-way; $215,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and install ing storm sewers, drains, and gutters, and other improvements inci- dental thereto in and for said City, including the acquisition of land for drainage purposes; and $375,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City, under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and recorded in the Minutes of said City Council. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it is a part is ·duly authorized by law and by vote of the resident qualified electors of said City, who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at elections held for that purpose within said City on the 10th day of September, 1959, and on the 17th day of September, 1963; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds and of this bond, have been proper y done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made which, when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of the City of Lubbock, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 717j-l, V.A.T.C.S., has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a facsimile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appurte~ant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City; the date of this bond, in conformity with the ordinance above referred to, being the FIFTEENTII DAY OF MARCH, 1967. Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary, City of Lubbock, Texas SECTION 7: That the form of interest coupons attached to each of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO. ___ _ ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF ___ , 19 ____ , $ __ _ the CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York, New York, or, at the option of the holder, at CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, the sum of _________ DOLLARS ($ ______ _, , in lawful money of the United States of America, said sum being ____ months' interest due that day on the "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1967", dated March 15, 1967. Bond No. ___ _ City Secretary Mayor SECTION 8: That the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER STATE OF TEXAS l l I REGISTER NO. ____ _ I HEREBY CERTIFY that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Lubbock, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF MY OFFICE at Austin, Texas, _________ • Comptroller of Public Acco\Dl.ts of the State of Texas SECTION 9: That a special fund to be designated "SPECIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND,· SERIES 1967" is hereby created, and the proceeds of all taxes collected for or on account of this series of bonds shall be credited to said fund for the purpose of paying the interest on and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity; and said fund shall be used for no other purpose; that, while said bonds or any of them are outstanding and unpaid, there shall be annually levied, assessed and collected in due time, form and manner a tax upon all of the taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the current inter- est thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay each installment of principal as the same becomes due, or a sinking fund of 2%, whichever is greater; and to pay the interest on said bonds for the first year and to create a sfnking fund with which to pay the principal as the same becomes due, or a sinking fund of 27., whichever is greater, there is hereby levied a sufficient tax on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in said City for the current year and the same shall be assessed and collected and applied to the purpose named; and while said bonds or any of them are outstanding and unpaid, a tax each year at a rate from year to year as will be ample and sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on said bonds and to provide the necessary sinking fund, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, shall be and is hereby levied for each year, respectively, and said tax shall each year be assessed and collected and applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds. The City Council hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally and fully sufficient for such bonds, it having been determined that the existing and ~vailable taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax in consideration of all other outstanding obligations. SECTION 10: That the Mayor of said City shall be and he is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and shall take and have charge and control of the bonds herein authorized pending their approval by the Attorney General and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. SECTION 11: That the sale of the bonds herein authorized to at the price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a premium of $ -o -is hereby confirmed. Delivery of the bonds shall be made to said purchaser as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment therefor in accor- dance with the terms of sale. ' • ;tr. • . I SECTION 12: That the purchaser's obligation to accept delivery of the bonds herein authorized is subject to their being furnished a final opinion of Messrs. Dumas, Huguenin and Boothman, Attorneys, Dallas, Texas, approving such bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for such bonds. Printing of a true and correct copy of said opinion on the reverse side of each of such bonds, with appropriate certificate pertaining thereto executed by facsimile signature of.the City Secretary, is hereby approved and authorized. SECTION 13: That the public importance of this measure and the fact that it is to the best interest of the City to provide funds for the purpose of constructing the improvements and extensions herein contemplated at the earliest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, constitut and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency mea- sure, and this ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force innnediately from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 23rd day of February, 1967. City Texas (City Seal)